My boyfriend has had "notorious" on his inner lip for about 8 years now. It's not going anywhere. Maybe he had a good tattoo artist? I hope this girl is joking because that is the worst choice for a tattoo I've seen in a while.

Wow, maybe. Or maybe it has to do with the type of ink? Or the pH of one's secretions? That's interesting.

I think it had more to do with how you heal (and the skill of the tattoo artist). For most of the people I know with lip tattoos, the ink is really prone to falling out while healing, but once the skin heals, it doesn't fade much more than a sun-exposed tattoo would, it not less. My T fell out twice within a week of getting it done, so now I get to explain to every new dentist what CUN stands for.

ETA: I tried to have it touched up a few weeks later, not that it fell out twice somehow after one sitting. And, for the record, it's almost 7 years old.

My boyfriend has had "notorious" on his inner lip for about 8 years now. It's not going anywhere. Maybe he had a good tattoo artist? I hope this girl is joking because that is the worst choice for a tattoo I've seen in a while.

Wow, maybe. Or maybe it has to do with the type of ink? Or the pH of one's secretions? That's interesting.

I think it had more to do with how you heal (and the skill of the tattoo artist). For most of the people I know with lip tattoos, the ink is really prone to falling out while healing, but once the skin heals, it doesn't fade much more than a sun-exposed tattoo would, it not less. My T fell out twice within a week of getting it done, so now I get to explain to every new dentist what CUN stands for.

ETA: I tried to have it touched up a few weeks later, not that it fell out twice somehow after one sitting. And, for the record, it's almost 7 years old.

I think it had more to do with how you heal (and the skill of the tattoo artist). For most of the people I know with lip tattoos, the ink is really prone to falling out while healing, but once the skin heals, it doesn't fade much more than a sun-exposed tattoo would, it not less. My T fell out twice within a week of getting it done, so now I get to explain to every new dentist what CUN stands for.

ETA: I tried to have it touched up a few weeks later, not that it fell out twice somehow after one sitting. And, for the record, it's almost 7 years old.

I think it had more to do with how you heal (and the skill of the tattoo artist). For most of the people I know with lip tattoos, the ink is really prone to falling out while healing, but once the skin heals, it doesn't fade much more than a sun-exposed tattoo would, it not less. My T fell out twice within a week of getting it done, so now I get to explain to every new dentist what CUN stands for.

ETA: I tried to have it touched up a few weeks later, not that it fell out twice somehow after one sitting. And, for the record, it's almost 7 years old.

now that is hilarious.

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So you guys all think this is real then? Is that what we're dealing with?

Yep. It definitely looks real.

Spooky wrote:

If it is real it requires maintenance. Inner lip tattoos fade super quick because of the acid/chemicals/moisture (and, ahem, other things) in the mouth. I had a friend who got one and his faded to nothing in a matter of months.

It depends how well it's done, and on the tattooee's body. Different people get different amounts of drop-out on stretchy/sensitive areas. The sides or palms of the hand, soles of the feet and the mouth are notoriously droppy-out areas. However, I know plenty of people with tattoos in those places and who have little or no drop-out. Some of the people I know with inner lip tattoos have had them for 10+ years and they still look fine.